Snow in Texas?

Yup, that's snow in our yard—and it was 88 degrees last week!

Glasses for everyone!

Several weeks ago Jerah began to complain that words were blurry far away, so we had her eyes examined last month. Sure enough, the optometrist determined she had 20/70 vision and needed glasses. After the exam we went directly to the eyeglasses department to try on frames. We weren't planning to purchase any glasses there, [...]

My Favorite Homeschool Curriculums

Have you ever had someone ask you what one thing you would want to have with you if you were stranded on a desert island? If I had to decide what makeup I'd take with me, it would be my Mary Kay foundation for sure. If I had to choose a book, I'd choose the [...]

Half Price Books coupon

We are regular visitors to Half Price Books; it's one of our favorite places to buy books. Why is it such a favorite? Because they have a fantastic selection in their clearance section! We went to Half Price today and picked up around 40 books—including both hardback and paperback kids' historical fiction, Newberry fiction, some [...]

Jerah cooks again!

Jerah had her second turn at cooking tonight, and she chose to make BBQ smoked turkey burgers (a turkey twist on sloppy joes). This time we used Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cookbook. If I had to vote, I would say that tonight's main dish was my favorite so far. And it was surprisingly [...]

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